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Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs Chairman Meet With Senate to Discuss Fiscal Year 2022 DOD Budget, Part 2

  • Defense.gov
  • June 17, 2021 | 49:47

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify to the Senate Appropriations Committee regarding the fiscal year 2022 budget for the Defense Department, June 17, 2021.